IN RE ELIZABETH GIBSON MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of ELIZABETH GIBSON, Minor.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
UNPUBLISHED
November 10, 2009
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 291977
Jackson Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 08-001733-NA
GREGORY GIBSON,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
BRANDY RAMEY,
Respondent.
Before: Stephens, P.J., and Cavanagh and Owens, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent Gregory Gibson appeals as of right from a circuit court order terminating his
parental rights to the minor child pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(g) and (j). We affirm. This
appeal has been decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
The circuit court did not clearly err in finding that § 19b(3)(g) was established by clear
and convincing evidence. MCR 3.977(G); In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 355; 612 NW2d 407
(2000). The child was born to a drug-addicted mother who was not a fit custodian. Respondent
was unable to provide proper care or custody because he was incarcerated when the child was
born and he made no arrangements to have his mother or another responsible person take
custody of the child. At the time the supplemental petition was filed, respondent was serving a
prison sentence and would not be eligible for parole for approximately two years.
Further, considering that the child had no bond with respondent, whom she had never
met, and that respondent was serving a prison sentence and would not be eligible for parole until
2011, the trial court did not clearly err in finding that termination of respondent’s parental rights
was in the child’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); In re Trejo, supra at 356-357.
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Affirmed.
/s/ Cynthia Diane Stephens
/s/ Mark J. Cavanagh
/s/ Donald S. Owens
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